ecological system
Interconnected living community
An ecological system, or ecosystem, is a community of living organisms together with their physical environment, functioning as an interconnected unit.
Energy flows through it; nutrients cycle within it.
The term applies at any scale—a pond, a forest, the entire biosphere.
The wetland ecological system supports dozens of species.
Human activity can disrupt or destroy these systems.
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
community · natural habitat · respiration · food web · food chain · decomposers · restoration · living organisms · flora · symbiosis · delicate balance · carrying capacity · biodiversity loss · climate change mitigation · carbon cycle · adaptation · pollution · sunlight
ecological systembuilt environment
Human-created physical surroundings
concrete jungle · industrial complex · industrial zone · urban infrastructure · urban sprawl
ecological systemdead zone
Area lacking signal coverage
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